" ... what really matters is what you like, not what you are like... books, records, films -- these things matter."
-Nick Hornby, High Fidelity

Monday, March 3, 2008

Warm Weather Destinations

It's been a long, cold winter here in Chicago, and it ain't over yet. Folks what's smart and lucky split down round 'bout February (I make my move for CA tomorrow). This weekend we're throwing a Winter Luau just to pretend like we're anywhere but here. Maybe this is a torturous exercise, but I like to look at it as creative fantasizing - list your top five fantasy warm weather destinations:

Mine:1. The French Riviera - never been there. Looks nice.

2. Cancun - that was our February escape a few years ago. Did nothing but lay on the beach under a thatched umbrella while people brought us pina coladas every half hour.

3. Costa Rica - our amazing beach front hotel in Montezuma had grounds filled with hammocks. Guess what we did all day.

29 comments:

1. Bora Bora. House on pilings in the water; supplies brought in by boat. Leave me alone in my sunny bliss, please.

2. Spain's Costa del Sol. Even if the water isn't warm enough for a swim this time of year, its beautiful, balmy and sunny, cool nights for sitting close on the beach with a warm (or warming) drink.3. Kauai. Heavenly.4. Ipanema---everyone will whisper, "ahhhh..."5. Waimanalo, Oahu---for the one-two punch of tropical beauty and youthful nostalgia.

Awesome blog! Do you have any tips for aspiring writers?I'm hoping to start my own website soon but I'm a little lost on everything. Would you recommend starting with a free platform like Wordpress or go for a paid option?There are so many options out there that I'm totally overwhelmed .. Any recommendations? Kudos!

With havin so much written content do you ever run into any issues of plagorism or copyright violation?My blog has a lot of completely unique content I've either written myself or outsourced but it appears a lot of it is popping it up all over the web without my agreement. Do you know any techniques to help reduce content from being stolen? I'd really appreciate it.

Have you ever considered publishing an ebook or guest authoring on other websites? I have a blog based on the same subjects you discuss and would really like to have you share some stories/information.I know my audience would value your work. If you are even remotely interested, feel free to shoot me an e-mail.

This is very interesting, You are an overly skilled blogger.I've joined your rss feed and sit up for in quest of more of your fantastic post. Additionally, I have shared your site in my social networks

Hi! I just wanted to ask if you ever have any trouble with hackers?My last blog (wordpress) was hacked and I ended up losing months of hard work due to no data backup. Do you have any methods to protect against hackers?

Its like you read my thoughts! You appear to grasp a lot approximately this, like you wrote the book in it or something. I believe that you just could do with a few % to power the message home a little bit, however instead of that, this is magnificent blog.A fantastic read. I will certainly be back.

Simply wish to say your article is as amazing. The clearness in your post is just great and i could assume you're an expert on this subject. Well with your permission let me to grab your RSS feed to keep up to date with forthcoming post. Thanks a million and please carry on the gratifying work.

Hello, Neat post. There's a problem together with your site in internet explorer, might check this? IE nonetheless is the market chief and a good element of other folks will omit your excellent writing due to this problem.

THE RULES

Welcome to Top Five.

Much like the characters in Hornsby's High Fidelity I think what you like says a lot about you.

Every few days a new Top Five topic will be posted, leave your top five in the comments section of the blog. Leave five and FIVE ONLY, no more, no less. No 'honorable mentions' or anything, such comments will swiftly be deleted! You can however specify in your comments are 'in no particular order'. Feel free to say why you picked each choice, comment on other's lists and leave suggestions for other Top Five topics.